IPCC WGII resumed work on the draft WGII contribution to the Fifth Assessment Report on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. The Group discussed definitions for exposure, vulnerability, adaptation, climate change, impacts and transformation, among others, and began addressing Section A, addressing observed impacts, vulnerabilities and adaptation in a complex and changing world.

Lead authors during the discussions

Authors during the discussions

Members of civil society during the session

Indonesia during the discussions

participants from Saudi Arabia and Japan

Neville Smith, WGII Vice-Chair, and Ian Noble, CLA

Sweden during the discussions

Wolfgang Cramer, Coordinating Lead Author for the chapter on detection and attribution of climate change impacts

Petra Tschakert, Coordinating Lead Author for the chapter on Livelihoods and Poverty

participants consulting prior to the convening of the morning session

participants listening to the proceedings

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